Serious allegations of large-scale corruption have emerged around the Gilgit-Baltistan Sports Board\u2019s contingent for the 35th National Games in Karachi, drawing sharp criticism from players and youth across the region. Sources say more than 136 athletes were to represent Gilgit-Baltistan, with Rs 5 million allocated for kits and another Rs 5 million for transportation and food, yet questions now swirl over how those funds were actually used.<\/p>\n
Contenders claim that between 30 and 40 individuals from other provinces were included in the GB squad and registered as local athletes, a move that, if true, would amount to a significant misuse of resources and a direct blow to opportunities for genuine Gilgit-Baltistan competitors. The focus on Gilgit-Baltistan corruption has intensified after officials failed to clarify the final squad lists and provide transparent accounting for the allotted money.<\/p>\n
Players and youth are demanding answers about how many genuine GB athletes appear in official photos and records, why outsiders were reportedly added at the expense of local talent, and where the remaining budget was spent. Frustration has turned into organised protest in several districts, with reported demonstrations in Diamer, Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Astore and Ghizer as communities seek accountability.<\/p>\n
Protesters have formally appealed to Abrar Ahmed Mirza<\/strong>, Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan, and Mir Waqar Ahmed<\/strong>, Director General Anti-Corruption, calling for an immediate and impartial investigation into the allegations. They warn that unless swift action is taken against those responsible, the youth of Gilgit-Baltistan will escalate their protests into larger street demonstrations.<\/p>\n Calls for a transparent audit of squad lists and public disclosure of expenditures tied to the National Games are growing louder, as athletes stress that restoring trust in the GB Sports Board and safeguarding future participation depends on a clear, credible probe into the claims of Gilgit-Baltistan corruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Youth demand probe into Gilgit-Baltistan corruption after alleged inclusion of outsiders and misuse of Rs10 million for 35th National Games contingent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}